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Capitalizing on your Group Vision
One of our recent Physician Strategy News’s articles, “Creating a Shared Vision for Your Network”, extolled the virtues of developing a vision statement as a mechanism to galvanize your physician […]
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Your Growth Strategy Isn’t Aggressive Enough
Why do so many hospitals and health systems shy away from an aggressive growth strategy? We see several typical reasons: Disinclination to commit the attention and organization required of senior […]
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Case Study: Avoid Stark Issues via Contract Management
This case study shows how a physician contract management system can help hospitals uncover Stark issues and smooth the contract negotiation process. Background A community hospital in the Northeast was […]
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Co-Management Checklist: What to Do Before, During and After Negotiating an Agreement
Co-Management Checklist Download a PDF Version to Share With Your Team Co-management agreements have long been used to engage physicians in service line development and are increasingly being used to […]
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Getting a Handle on Referral Leakage
How much is referral leakage costing your organization and what are you doing about it? Network referral capture and leakage rates are baseline metrics every health system should be tracking […]
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Webinar: 5 Types of Referral Leakage to Measure (And What to Do About It)
Minimizing patient leakage in a health system’s referral network is crucial. However, most organizations do not have the systems in place to measure leakage or determine where it is occurring. […]
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7 Strategies for Hospitals That Are Striving to Stay Independent
Hospitals across the country are talking about consolidation. Frequently, those discussions relate to the perceived imperative and benefits of joining a bigger system. There are passionate voices saying there is […]
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Provider Manpower Planning and the Changing Delivery System
As health organizations transition toward population health and value-based contracting, the challenges in determining the right number and mix of providers, as well as the placement and alignment of those […]